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Ukraine war: EU parliament names Russia a 'state sponsor of terrorism' – but it won't stop the missiles

The EU parliament has declared Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism. The largely symbolic resolution, which passed by a 494-58 vote on November 23, has no particular real-world consequences, but reflects MEPs’ condemnation of Russia’s “deliberate physical destruction of civilian infrastructure and mass murder of Ukrainian civilians with…

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2022

EU's Michel to raise global challenges at Dec 1 Xi meeting

European Council President Charles Michel will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in China on Dec. 1 to discuss a range of global challenges including the war in Ukraine, tensions over Taiwan and EU concerns about imbalanced economic ties.

Reuters · Nov 24, 2022

Row breaks out over favourite for EU’s first ever special envoy to Gulf

Critics say former Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio lacks experience and has poor record in Gulf relations

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

Kosovo's PM expects final deal with Serbia early next year

Kosovo and Serbia will reach a final deal to normalise relations before spring 2023, Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti told parliament on Thursday, a day after the European Union brokered a deal to end a car licence plate dispute.

Reuters · Nov 24, 2022

European Union energy ministers fail to agree to cap gas prices

European Union ministers met in Brussels on Thursday to debate measures intended to ease the energy crisis but were unable to agree a gas price cap proposed by the bloc's governing commission.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 24, 2022

EU nations work on rift over gas price cap as cold sets in

European Union nations have not been able to surmount bitter disagreements in their struggle to effectively shield 450 million citizens from massive increases in their natural gas bills as cold weather sets in

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

Students fuel record 504,000-a-year migrant numbers

Overseas students form the largest group among the record number of people migrating to Britain in the past year

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022

Migration to UK rises to record 504,000 with Ukraine and Hong Kong schemes

Jump in number of international students a factor in figure that is at least 400,000 higher than home secretary is aiming for

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

EU to approve Hungary's recovery plan, hold cash until conditions met

The European Commission is likely to approve next week Hungary's post-pandemic recovery plan to keep open the possibility of EU disbursements later, but hold back any payouts until Budapest fulfils all agreed conditions, sources at the EU executive said.

Reuters · Nov 24, 2022

UK net migration climbs to record 500,000 in year to June

The sharp rise in people moving to the UK is driven by an increase in the number of non-European Union nationals.

Al Jazeera · Nov 24, 2022